The Hundred teams set to receive bids from IPL and North America as ECB lists stakes this Autumn

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The Hundred has concluded with last summer’s men’s winners retaining their title in magnificent fashion at Lords.  We’re taking a look back at the action and what’s next for the format after stakes in all eight of the teams are set to be sold this autumn, leaving the future unknown.

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00:00Oval Invincibles have won the 100 for the second year running after a convincing 17-run

00:08victory over Southern Brave in the men's final at Lord's.

00:12With the fourth edition of the tournament at an end though, and stakes in all eight

00:16teams set to be sold this autumn, there is a sense of the unknown surrounding its future.

00:23The England and Wales Cricket Board announced that 540,000 tickets were sold for this year's

00:28tournament, taking the total beyond two million over the first four years.

00:34The ECB will sell stakes in the 800 teams later this year, and says the competition

00:40will play a vital role in the future of our sport.

00:44Owners of all 10 Indian Premier League franchises are expected to bid, while there is believed

00:49to be an interest from North America, including Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds, as he could

00:54look at adding cricket to his beloved ownership of Rexham AFC.

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